Example sentences of "[vb base] [to-vb] on [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I intend to concentrate on two issues in the Queen 's Speech — the commitment to continue to prepare for the privatisation of the British Railways Board and the commitment to introduce a new council tax and to establish a review of local government structure in England . |
| 2 | Unfortunately , most bureaucracies tend to concentrate on small details , sacrificing the overall picture . |
| 3 | Another criticism is that UK banks tend to concentrate on short-term lending , causing a shortage of long-term funds for investment . |
| 4 | Most referees will tell you that when a new directive comes out on a particular law , referees tend to concentrate on that law , sometimes at the expense of refereeing other laws . |
| 5 | The tendency for current research to make use of multi-disciplinary approaches is increasing , although theses themselves tend to concentrate on smaller units of research . |
| 6 | However , since management courses tend to concentrate on basic tasks and procedures , there is a risk that the much larger matters signalled here will be treated rudimentarily at best . |
| 7 | The most important aspect of scanning is that you must have a clear picture of what you expect to see on each instrument . |
| 8 | ask your Social Secretary office for form AG 5 ( and form AG 1 if you want to claim on low-income grounds and you do not hold a current AG 2 or AG 3 certificate ) , fill them both in and send them where the form tells you . |
| 9 | In this discussion we want to concentrate on one aspect of marking : how the source file can be sent electronically to the marker and how the marker can make use of this electronic form . |
| 10 | That part of the collection 's rotation has worked surprisingly well but it has necessitated the temporary removal to storage , or to its branch in Liverpool , of masterpieces which visitors expect to find on permanent view . |
| 11 | First , I want to comment on some features of the hereditary mechanism which may prove to be characteristic of all living things , whether on this planet or elsewhere in the universe . |
| 12 | This is an acceptable solution if we expect to concentrate on one form of arithmetic for a number of instructions , but if we are using several forms ( for example , floating-point calculations with address computation in fixed-point format ) then we have to change the contents of the mode register continually . |
| 13 | I want to dwell on this subject a little while , to look at a few areas which are important and necessary and have their foundations in team spirit . |
| 14 | And we know there are various er responses to that question , and I would be looking to the districts to say whether or not they could cope with the various levels of provision that have been identified for Greater York , and it 's the view of whether they can cope within their own districts , I have n't said how you can cope , I said whether you can cope , you might I will I will leave you free to make the odd comment , but I want to focus on that part of the issue , and then the natural corollary to that is , will it be necessary , or is it considered necessary in the context of this alteration to provide specific guidance within H One policy for the distribution of that er development to er at sub , what I would call sub-district level , in other words do you want a specific entry for say Ryedale or Hambledon ? |
| 15 | Here I want to focus on some examples from recent textbooks for O level and CSE courses . |
| 16 | We have a very experienced and professional management team in the region and we want to build on that strength . ’ |
| 17 | And that 's part of what we want to offer on this news network . |
| 18 | Well unless there are any other issues that people want to rai any other items people want to raise on this issue , I propose we close now , resume at ten o'clock in the morning , and we will go straight into matters , well matter two C , to look at the di criteria . |
| 19 | Anything else you want to raise on this matter ? |
| 20 | Right , anything else you want to add on that Marcus , ? |
| 21 | They appear to rely on temporary work schemes that will be rewarded by a ’ proper rate for the job ’ . |
| 22 | President , congress in the few minutes available to me this afternoon to speak to my written report I want to touch on three issues . |
| 23 | No I mean it 's not , it 's not that , it 's just that if you 've got , if you 've got anything you want to say on these cases , then it 's worth bringing it out now . |
| 24 | John Haden , headmaster of Wymondham College in Norfolk and chairman of the Boarding Schools Association , tried to get beyond dismal economics in his speech to the conference : ‘ I want to move on this week from value-added to added values … we need confidence in the values , moral and spiritual , which our schools uphold and celebrate ’ , he said . |
| 25 | If the upgrading of the canal towpath is successful , we hope to work on further sections of the Union Canal to provide a continuous link of servicable footpath . |
| 26 | It is noticeable how Dynasty , Dallas , and many other soaps on TV tend to focus on this kind of human weakness , often exploiting covetousness . |
| 27 | The arguments therefore tend to focus on three borderline questions : What is the minimum fault required for conviction of murder ? |
| 28 | Instead , they tend to focus on formal job descriptions , as these are key to performance appraisals . |
| 29 | While the major political parties are at each other 's throats over most areas of policy , they seem to agree on one idea to aid innovation — probably it is from an independent body . |
| 30 | Many people seem to concentrate on particular components of moral behaviour . |